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CHARACTERISTICS OF PINE NEEDLES EXPOSED TO POLLUTION IN SILESIA, POLAND: CARBON ISOTOPES, iWUE, AND TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS IN PINE NEEDLES

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2023

Barbara Sensuła Open the ORCID record for Barbara Sensuła [Opens in a new window] ,
Natalia Piotrowska Open the ORCID record for Natalia Piotrowska [Opens in a new window] ,
Katarzyna Nowińska ,
Michał Koruszowic ,
Dawid Lazaj ,
Rafał Osadnik ,
Radosław Paluch ,
Adam Stasiak  and
Beniamin Strączek
Barbara Sensuła*
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Natalia Piotrowska
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Katarzyna Nowińska
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation, Department of Applied Geology, Akademicka 2, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Michał Koruszowic
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Dawid Lazaj
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Rafał Osadnik
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Radosław Paluch
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Adam Stasiak
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
Beniamin Strączek
Affiliation:
The Silesian University of Technology, Institute of Physics – Center for Science and Education, Konarskiego 22B, Gliwice 44-100, Poland
*
*Corresponding author. Email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Here, we present the results of carbon isotope and elemental analysis of one-year-old Pinus Sylvestris L. needles collected in 2021 from 10 sampling sites in a highly populated and industrialized area of Poland. The needles were exposed to air pollution for one year. The chemical analysis of the samples was performed using different methods: radiocarbon analysis by accelerator mass spectrometry, stable isotope analysis using isotope ratio mass spectrometry, and elemental analysis by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy. Variations in the carbon isotopes and elemental composition of pine needles were due to a mixture of carbon dioxide originating from different sources such as households, vehicle traffic, and industrial factories.

Keywords

carbon isotopesiWUEpine needlespollutiontrace elements
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Research Article
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Radiocarbon , Volume 65 , Issue 1 , February 2023 , pp. 233 - 246
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© The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press for the Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of the University of Arizona

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